in the second round of China Masters GP Gold Open, by winning the match 21-11, 21-8 in just 27 minutes on Thursday. He will play Derek Wong from Singapore in the quarter final on Friday.

On the same day, team Malaysia was met with mixed results. Three Malaysian pairs were able to make it to the quarter finals. In men’s doubles, Tai Ah Khang-Woon Mun Choon won the match in an extremely close battle against the tournament’s fourth seed, Christopher Rusdianto – Trikusuma Wardhana 21-17 14-21 21-19 in 48 minutes; In mixed doubles, Ong Jian Guo- Lee Meng Yean defeated second seed Liao Min Chun - Chen Hsiao Huan from Chinese Taipei, 21-14 21-15; while another mixed double pair Tan Aik Quan- Lim Yin Loo defeated their compatriot Tan Chee Tean- Lai Shevon Jemie 21-14 12-21 21-9, in 44 minutes. There were total of six casualties for Malaysia in the second round.